mschrock
Active Member
I got frustrated with dealing with the 7 pound capacity of my scale, so I decided to stop by our favorite Chinese importer. The only scale there with a capacity better than I already had was:
70 Lb/32 Kg Digital Postal Scale
Cen-Tech - Item#95069
After the coupon I had it rang up as $30 with tax.
Brought it home turned it on. Uh oh. Two modes: kilograms/grams and pound/ounces. Seriously? No decimal modes??
Decided to give it a go. On went the 5 gallon bucket. Pressed tarebutton. 0 pounds 0 oz is displayed. In goes the Maris Otter. 23 pounds. Ugh. Where are the specialty grain? 3 minutes later I return. Scales have powered off. I press the on/off button. With the grain and bucket still sitting there, "ERR" displays.
So basically you are screwed if it powers off in the middle of your weigh session. At bare minimum I would have expected it to power on and be zeroed. That's what my other cheapo scale does.
Today it went back to the store, and I return to looking for some sort of reasonably priced scales locally.
70 Lb/32 Kg Digital Postal Scale
Cen-Tech - Item#95069
After the coupon I had it rang up as $30 with tax.
Brought it home turned it on. Uh oh. Two modes: kilograms/grams and pound/ounces. Seriously? No decimal modes??
Decided to give it a go. On went the 5 gallon bucket. Pressed tarebutton. 0 pounds 0 oz is displayed. In goes the Maris Otter. 23 pounds. Ugh. Where are the specialty grain? 3 minutes later I return. Scales have powered off. I press the on/off button. With the grain and bucket still sitting there, "ERR" displays.
So basically you are screwed if it powers off in the middle of your weigh session. At bare minimum I would have expected it to power on and be zeroed. That's what my other cheapo scale does.
Today it went back to the store, and I return to looking for some sort of reasonably priced scales locally.